US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on April 7 for "Ionic compounds for medical device applications" (Utah, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,365, issued on April 7, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Ionic compounds for medical device applications" was invented by He Bai (Sandy, Utah) and James Joseph Semler (Randolph, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical articles formed from ionically bonding an ionic compound and an active agent provide enhanced properties. The ionic compound comprises an ionic additive incorporated into a base polymer. The ionic additive may be one or more of an anionic additive, a cationic additive, and a zwitterionic additive. Medical articles herein have antimicrobial, anti-fouling, and/or antithrombotic charact...